Discover Elephantine Island in Aswan Holidays

Aswan holidays bring lots of opportunities for the tourists as this place offer different monuments, places and sightseeing to enjoy. If you have already visited this place so many times and want something different to explore and spend interesting holidays in Aswan you can visit Elephantine Island. Aswan is known as the heart of the Egypt which is around nine hundred kilometers away from the south of Cairo and it is known as the skirting point. It is located on the starting point of Egypt which is wonderful location to see. Nile is scattered with lot of granite islands in Aswan and all of them are beautiful. Elephantine Island is the largest among all the islands of the Nile. Each island tells its own story and many tourists consider to include these islands in Aswan holiday packages. Kitchener’s Island is another popular island which is situated close to the Elephantine Island and it is well-known place in Aswan which is visited by many tourists plan during holidays in Aswan. Elephantine Island is the most popular and biggest island which is situated opposite to the modern town. This is one of the oldest sites in Egypt which belongs to the ancient times colored in legends. When you are booking cheap holidays in Aswan you must visit this place. This island is also known as Yabu or Abu as it contract with the trading of Ivory. The Khnum is the ram headed God of the cataracts he is one of the goddesses Satet and Anuket also celebrated as the God who is also the originator of this place. Aswan holidays become more interesting with this exceptional place which enjoys defensive boundary which is all natural place. God khnum had his main residence at this island only and here you can also see his temple which is almost ruined and you can only see the leftovers. This is located on the southern end of the island which dates back to 18th century. Other main attractions which you can visit on this island are ancient Nilometer. Other three interesting places to include in Aswan holiday packages are the old town, the Elephantine Museum and the colorful Nubian village. Old town brings out different historical valuables from the heart of the Egyptian soil and museum located here offer different collections and artifacts from the ancient times. Book your cheap flights to this old city to see this significant and largest island of Egypt. This is open for 24 hours and this is free for admission so you can include this in your cheap Aswan holidays.